LL15 9BD Denbighshire
Live postcode, introduced November 2023. Ward: Ruthin.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Denbighshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,339 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,559 | £1,819 | £2,079 | £2,339 | £2,859 | £3,379 | £3,898 | £4,678 | £5,458 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (43% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ruthin Town and Llanfwrog. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 47.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- Parish and Collegiate Church of St Peter, grade I
- Castle Hotel, grade II*
- Churchyard Gates, grade II*
- National Westminster Bank, grade II*
- Seven Eyes, grade II*
- The Church House (Old Grammar School), grade II*
- The Old Cloisters, grade II*
- 1 Pryor Street, grade II
- 1 Upper Clwyd Street, grade II
- 11-11A, grade II
- 12A St Peter's Square, grade II
- 13 St Peter's Square, grade II
- 14 St Peter's Square, grade II
- 14-14a Clwyd Street, grade II
- 15 St Peter's Square, grade II
- 16 St Peter's Square, including churchyard boundary wall to rear, grade II
- 16-18 Clwyd Street, grade II
- 2 Upper Clwyd Street, grade II
- 22 Clwyd Street, grade II
- 2A Upper Clwyd Street, grade II
- 4 Upper Clwyd Street, grade II
- 4A Upper Clwyd Street, grade II
- 5-5A Well Street, grade II
- 6 Clwyd Street, grade II
- 7 Well Street, grade II
- 9-9A St Peter's Square, grade II
- Annexe of Castle Hotel, grade II
- Barclays Bank, grade II
- Boundary walls to the Church House and Memorial House, grade II
- Bryn Clwyd, grade II
And 17 more.
Flood risk
None of the 2 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 72 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Penyffordd 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 17.4 km |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Ruthin War Memorial | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 39.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Plas Meddyg | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mount Street (Dental Surgery) | 130 m |
| Hospital | Ruthin Community Hospital | 590 m |
| Police station | Denbigh Police Station | 10.5 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Ruthin Cashzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.3 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 480 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard Gates, a listed building (Grade II*), 10 m. 180 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 19 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 10 m |
| Ruthin Churchyard Ornamental Wrought Iron Gates & Screen | Scheduled monument | 10 m |
| Parish and Collegiate Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 30 m |
| Seven Eyes | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| The Old Cloisters | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north |
| Maen Huail Historic Stone | Scheduled monument | 70 m south |
| Nantclwyd House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 200 m south |
| Ruthin Castle | Scheduled monument | 320 m south |
| Ruthin Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Goat Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Coed Marchan | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Coed-y-Galchog | Wood | 1.6 km south-west |
| Coed Ty'n-llŵyn | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Nant-y-berth | Valley | 2.8 km west |
| Moel-y-Gaer | Hill | 4.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.